Brevirostruavis

short-snouted bird

• brevi- · Latin · short
• rostru- · Latin · beak, snout
• avis · Latin · bird

The name combines Latin words meaning "short", "beak or snout" and "bird". It refers to the short snout of this small Early Cretaceous bird. The type species, B. macrohyoideus, is also known for its very long hyoid (tongue-supporting) bones.

Year named

2018

Period

Early Cretaceous

Found in

Jehol Biota, Liaoning Province, China

An enantiornithine bird, a member of the extinct group Enantiornithes. Birds are avian dinosaurs, so it counts as a dinosaur in the cladistic sense. The author, exact stage and formation are not given because I am not certain of them.